AROUND THE HORN

AROUND THE HORN
Friday's other games
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yankees 5, Devil Rays 4
NEW YORK -- Paul Quantrill and Mariano Rivera made sure the New York Yankees held off Tampa Bay for the second straight night. Quantrill relieved Javier Vazquez (10-5) with a two-ball count and the bases loaded in the sixth inning and escaped the jam. Rivera gave up a run in the ninth, then retired Rocco Baldelli on a foul popup with the bases loaded to end it. Jorge Posada hit a go-ahead, two-run single for the Yankees, who have won two straight against the Devil Rays after losing five of six to the New York Mets and Detroit. Tampa Bay, which has lost seven of 10 to the Yankees, dropped to 4-6 in July after going 20-6 in June.
Angels 5, Blue Jays 4
TORONTO -- Bartolo Colon pitched seven strong innings for his second win in his last 11 starts, and Vladimir Guerrero drove in three runs. Colon (6-8) entered with the highest ERA among AL starters at 6.57. The 31-year-old right-hander, who signed a four-year, $51 million contract during the offseason, allowed four runs -- three earned -- on five hits and lowered his ERA to 6.38. Francisco Rodriguez pitched a perfect eighth, and Troy Percival worked the ninth for his 14th save in 18 chances. Reigning AL Cy Young award winner Roy Halladay (7-6) gave up five runs on a career-high 12 hits -- all singles -- in six innings.
White Sox 6, Mariners 2
CHICAGO -- Carlos Lee homered twice and drove in five runs, and Jon Garland (7-5) pitched seven solid innings for the White Sox. The Mariners have lost a season-high seven straight games. At 32-52, Seattle is 20 games below .500 for the first time since Aug. 5, 1994. They've also lost 10 straight on the road. Magglio Ordonez went 2-for-4 with an RBI for Chicago in his first game since coming off the disabled list. The All-Star slugger missed 36 games after tearing cartilage in his left knee.
Red Sox 7, Rangers 0
BOSTON -- Johnny Damon went 4-for-5 with two homers and four RBIs and Bronson Arroyo allowed three hits in eight innings for his first win since May 15. Boston won its fourth straight, its longest streak since winning five in a row May 21-26. Damon extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a first-inning single. Arroyo (3-7) matched his season high with seven strikeouts and allowed just one hit after the first inning
Royals 7, Orioles 0
BALTIMORE -- Mike Sweeney ended Kansas City's club-record streak of 32 scoreless innings with a two-run double in the sixth, and the Royals snapped an eight-game skid. Darrell May (6-9) pitched a five-hitter for his third career shutout, just 11 days after yielding seven runs and eight hits in a 10-1 loss to Baltimore. The left-hander struck out five and walked one in his sixth career complete game, the second this season. May, who did not allow a runner past first base, has both of the Kansas City's complete games and the Royals' lone shutout.
Rookie Erik Bedard (3-3) set a career high with nine strikeouts in six innings.
Tigers 5, Twins 3
MINNEAPOLIS -- Jason Smith hit two of Detroit's three homers to help the Tigers beat the Twins. Carlos Guillen hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and Gary Knotts (5-3) held the Twins to two runs over 6 2/3 innings for his first win in five starts. Ugueth Urbina walked Cristian Guzman with one out in the ninth before retiring Lew Ford and Joe Mauer for his 13th save in 15 chances.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies 7, Braves 6
PHILADELPHIA -- Tomas Perez's pinch-hit, RBI single in the 10th helped the Philadelphia Phillies overcome a five-run deficit and two three-run homers by Rafael Furcal to beat Atlanta in 10 innings. Chase Utley hit a solo homer off John Smoltz with one out in the ninth to tie it at 6 and Mike Lieberthal had four RBIs, including a three-run homer in the eighth. Billy Wagner (3-0) got the final two outs in the 10th for his second win in two nights. Ricky Ledee led off the 10th with a single off Antonio Alfonseca (5-3). After David Bell hit into a fielder's choice, Lieberthal walked. Perez then lined a single down the right-field line, scoring Bell.
Cardinals 6, Cubs 1
ST. LOUIS -- Jason Marquis kept the Chicago Cubs reeling and the St. Louis Cardinals got home runs from Edgar Renteria, Albert Pujols, Jim Edmonds and Tony Womack.
Greg Maddux (7-7) gave up three of the homers as the Cardinals won their ninth in a row at home, including the first seven games of a nine-game homestand Marquis (9-4) faced his former mentor, Maddux, for the third time this season. He beat him for the first time, allowing a run on nine hits in eight-plus innings for his career-high ninth win, one more than his 2002 total with the Braves.
Mets 6, Marlins 3
MIAMI -- Ty Wigginton homered and had an RBI double and Mike Cameron also homered for the Mets, who scored four runs in the eighth inning to win for the seventh time in nine games. The defending World Series champions have gone the other way, losing seven of nine. The Marlins are .500 (43-43) for the first time since starting the season 1-1. Dan Wheeler (3-0) pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings and Braden Looper pitched a perfect ninth for his 18th save in 20 chances. But Wigginton put the Mets ahead for good with a double off Josias Manzanillo (1-2) in the eighth.
Reds 3, Brewers 0
MILWAUKEE -- Aaron Harang tied his career high with 10 strikeouts and Wily Mo Pena homered. Since spending most of June on the disabled list with a sprained ligament in his right elbow, Harang (5-2) has allowed just one earned run in 18 2/3 innings. He gave up five hits, all singles, walked one and didn't allow a runner past first base until left fielder Adam Dunn's throwing error on Chris Magruder's bloop single with two outs in the eighth. Danny Graves pitched the ninth, tying his career high with his 32nd save in 39 chances. Chris Capuano (3-5) set career highs with nine strikeouts and 7 1/3 innings. He allowed three earned runs on six hits with three walks.
-- Associated Press